Inversion and Return

Inversion

Inversion noun - The act of turning inside out.

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Return and inversion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a noun "Inversion".

Nearby Words: inverse, invert, inverted, inversely, inverting

Return noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

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Inversion and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inversion" instead a noun "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

full	full inversion	full return
notable	notable inversion	notable return
true	true inversion	true return
real	real inversion	real return
Other adjectives: serious, little, slight, dark, partial, spectacular, possible, unexpected, inevitable, bizarre, surprising, awesome.

In a reversal and inversion of this trope, during the Grand Finale of Mash, Charles demands that Margaret return to him a book that he gave her as a present.

Source: Take Back Your Gift
An inversion happens when following another rant about her being stupid Dee Dee in return pitifully chastises Dexter for spending his youth alone in his boring lab and not knowing how to have fun.

Source: We Want Our Jerk Back
Very subtly played in Return of the Living Dead, which you could easily think to be an inversion.

Source: Creepy Mortician

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